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Noun: carpel  kaa(r)-pul
  1. A simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
    "Each carpel of the apple flower develops into one section of the fruit"

Sounds like: carpal

Derived forms: carpels

Type of: pistil

Part of: bloom, blossom, flower

Encyclopedia: Carpel